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TITLE

Medallion production shifts to Derby as the range falls to best sellers only

AUTHOR(S)

Kidd, Andrew

PUB. DATE

May 1998

SOURCE

Cabinet Maker;05/15/98, Issue 5088, p3

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the transfer of the production site for Medallion Upholstery to the Derby, England site of Lincoln House and Quantum. Reasons for the production transfer; Reduction in Medallion's range to six best selling suites; Major corporate problem of Medallion; Number of employees losing their jobs; Effects of the production transfer on the corporate profits.

Reports on the plan of Mitch Blum and Trisha Robinson to form a management division of Medallion Entertainment to represent independent filmmakers in the United States. Name of the venture; Background of the Medallion executives in the entertainment industry.

Describes the furniture industry in Tupelo, Mississippi. Display of furnitures by wood companies previously introduced in San Francisco or High Point; Opportunities for retailers to offer feedbacks on products; Impact of the West Coast dock shutdown to the furniture industry.